2010年11月2日 · Need some help please One of my providers is doing and Achilles tendon lengthening and a capsular release. I have 27685 for the tendon lengthening, but am at a loss …

1999年6月1日 · When billing for a YAG capsulotomy (66821) during the postoperative period of cataract surgery done on the same eye, would you use modifier -79 or -58?, asks Tracy Duffy, …

2011年10月11日 · If a claim is submitted for procedure 66821 within three months of cataract surgery, additional documentation will be requested." Catch: Even if you have documented the …

2018年4月3日 · A vitrectomy is where the vitreous humor inside the eye cavity is removed. There is a posterior or pars plana vitrectomy (used for treating issues in the posterior part of the eye …

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT ®) code 67040 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Vitreous Procedures on the …

1. Code 66821-RT (discission of secondary membranous cataract [opacified posterior lens capsule and/or anterior hyaloid]; laser surgery [e.g., YAG laser] [one or more stages] -right …

2014年12月30日 · Hi list, I am new to coding Optho and am needing some guidance. Would you code 67040 & 66821? TIA Melissa Bedford,CCS,CPC Pre-operative diagnosis: posterior …

2008年6月10日 · The anterior capsule tears with great difficulty and the cortex is difficult to remove from the eye because of intrinsic adhesion of the lens material. Additionally, a primary …

2010年1月1日 · Answer: Because the second procedure happened outside the 90-day global period for the initial yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG) laser procedure, just report the same code …

His documentation is below. Thank you in advance! Procedure note: XXXXX is being seen today at the request of Dr.XXX for an ultrasound-guided steroid injection and capsulotomy for right …